Eliminating risk and not losing many games was the central principle around which Carlsen's five world titles were built. Gukesh may have injected some excitement into what was quickly turning into a bit of an uneventful match by refusing the draw, but him not taking the easier option and eliminating any risk is a bit of a concern.

Indian challenger D Gukesh held defending champion Ding Liren of China to a draw with black pieces in an intense sixth game of the World Chess Championship to remain level on points here Sunday. The third draw in a row left both players on an identical tally of 3 points apiece,

It's Game 6 in the World Chess Championship as both India's D Gukesh and China's Ding Liren will push to take an advantage with the scores being level at 2.5 points each. The previous Game 5 ended up being a draw as reigning world champion Ding had a good chance to pile up the pressure but he missed on his advantage in the endgame.

The 32-year-old Ding Liren had won the opening game while the 18-year-old D Gukesh had emerged victorious in the third game

SINGAPORE: In an intense Game 6 of the World Chess Championship, the 18-year-old Indian challenger D Gukesh held defending champion Ding Liren of China to a draw with black pieces to remain level on points here Sunday.

It's Game 6 in the World Chess Championship as both India's D Gukesh and China's Ding Liren will push to take an advantage with the scores being level at 2.5 points each. The previous Game 5 ended up being a draw as reigning world champion Ding had a good chance to pile up the pressure but he missed on his advantage in the endgame.

India's D Gukesh held reigning champion Ding Liren to a draw in the sixth game of the World Chess Championship in Singapore on Sunday. This was the third draw in a row between the two players, leaving the score level at 3.